Eric Kendricks fulfills mother’s request by getting pick-six

Eric Kendricks made the play of the game for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday when he intercepted a Marcus Mariota pass and returned it 77 yards to give the Vikings their first lead of the game — one they did not relinquish.

It turns out that the linebacker’s first career touchdown also fulfilled his mother’s playful request.

Kendricks shared a screenshot of a text message conversation he had with his mother via his Instagram page on Sunday. The text exchange shows Kendricks’ mom asking for a sack before the game, Kendricks saying he wanted an interception, and her saying why not make it a pick-six?

My mom gets what she wants

A photo posted by Eric Kendricks (@erickendricks54) on Sep 11, 2016 at 2:40pm PDT

Sure enough, Kendricks came through with the interception returned for a touchdown in the third quarter to give Minnesota the lead.

Next up Kendricks’ mom should ask her son for the winning lottery combination.

Here’s the second-year linebacker’s touchdown:

Here's the @EricKendricks54 Pick-6. #MINvsTEN #MinnesotaVikings #UCLAFootball #UCLA pic.twitter.com/8b2eNGF1eZ

— Erkki Corpuz (@ewcorpuz) September 11, 2016

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